Bars and pubs in Edinburgh

466 bars, pubs, wine bars and breweries in Edinburgh.

Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first. Showing the top 40 of 466.

Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

DrinkPubOld Town
Sandy Bells
Likewise frequented by medical students, this has live folk music every night.
Mon-Sat noon–1AM, Sun 12:30PM–midnightWheelchair accessible
DrinkPubLeith
Teuchters Landing
Friendly pub with food in a former cruise liner waiting room. Lots of outside tables by the water so a great choice for a sunny afternoon. They have another branch in the West End.
Daily 10AM-1PMLimited wheelchair access · Outdoor seating · Vegan options
DrinkPubSouth
Canny Man's
Volunteer Arms
Famously idiosyncratic pub with quirky decor, excellent range of ales, impressive choice of wine and whisky, and decent food.
Daily noon-11PMBuilt 1871 · Outdoor seating
DrinkPubSouth
Golf Tavern
Good food and an outside seating area facing Bruntsfield Links. You can hire golf clubs and balls here to play on the Links.
Mon-Thu 2-11PM, Fri noon-1AM, Sat 11AM-1AM, Sun 11AM-11PMLimited wheelchair access · Outdoor seating
DrinkBarNew Town
The Cumberland Bar
Readers of Alexander McCall Smith's 44 Scotland Street will recognise this literary haunt. It's a traditional pub popular with New Town locals, students, the suits from local offices, pretty much everyone in fact. Gets very busy in summer thanks to its lovely beer garden - one of the few central pubs to have one. Plenty of drink options and decent food.
Mon-Thu 4:30-11PM, Fri Sat noon-midnight, Sun noon-11PMOutdoor seating · Dog friendly
DrinkPubOld Town
The Pear Tree
Popular with students, this has a large beer garden and outdoor big screen for TV sports.
Daily noon-1AMLimited wheelchair access · Outdoor seating
DrinkBarLeith
Nauticus
Nautical-themed pub with dark panelling, they have beer but are mainly a whisky and cocktail bar. No food.
Mon 5PM-midnight, Tue-Fri 3PM-midnight, Sat Sun 2PM-midnightLimited wheelchair access
DrinkPubNew Town
The Cask & Barrel
This often features in the novels of Christopher Brookmyre as the pub where journalist "Jack Parlabane" gets tip-offs from the police. The Cask is a proper boozer with a wide selection of Real Ale plus draft and bottled lagers and whisky. Great place to watch football or rugby as they have half a dozen TV screens.
Sun-Thu 11AM-11PM, Fri Sat 11AM-midnightWheelchair accessible
DrinkPubOld Town
Bennets Bar
A good old-fashioned pub, now part of Kilderkin group, with a wide selection of real ale and whisky. It is traditionally the place for pre / post-theatre drinks, with the Kings Theatre.
Daily noon-1AM
DrinkBarNew Town
The Basement
Nowadays specialising in Mexico, so this is the place for tequila or tacos.
Mon-Thu 4PM-1AM, Fri-Sun noon-2AM
DrinkPubOld Town
The Bow Bar
Old-style boozer with a large selection of whiskies, selection of guest ales, and no background music.
Daily noon-midnight
DrinkBarOld Town
The Jazz Bar
Live music every night, majoring on jazz; early shows are generally free, later gigs individually priced. Limited food or seating.
Mon Tue 7PM-midnight, Wed-Fri Sun 5PM-3AM, Sat 2PM-3AM
DrinkPubOld Town
The Jolly Judge
Cosy independent pub with a good selection of beer and whisky. One of the few pubs on Royal Mile that's not a tourist trap.
Tue Wed noon-11PM, Thu-Sat, Mon noon-midnight, Sun 2PM-11PM
DrinkPubNew Town
The Oxford Bar
Trad drouthy Scottish pub, often a setting in the Ian Rankin "Inspector Rebus" novels.
Daily noon-midnight
DrinkPubStockbridge and Canonmills
The Stockbridge Tap
Trad bar with a good range of ales and whiskies, and pub-grub. Popular place for TV sport.
Daily 1-11PM
DrinkPubNew Town
Mathers
Traditional bar with a good range of real ales and whisky, reasonable pub food. Big screen for football and rugby.
Daily noon-11PM
DrinkPubOld Town
Doctors
Now a Belhaven pub, this is a welcoming place with good ales and food. It was a few yards from the former Royal Infirmary, within bleep range and sprinting distance for the junior doctors.
Sun-Thu noon-11PM, Fri Sat noon-1:30AM
DrinkPubSouth
Leslie's Bar
A trad pub with charming 1890s interior, dog-friendly, changing guest ales and a decent selection of whiskies.
Sun-Thu noon-11PM, Fri Sat noon-midnight
DrinkPubOld Town
The Kilderkin
Fair selection of cask ales and whisky, the food is so-so and the warmth of welcome varies. This is the original of a chain that now includes The Windsor on Elm Row, Blue Blazer on Spittal St and Bennets at Tolcross.
Mon-Sat 11AM-midnight, Sun 11AM-8PM
DrinkPubNew Town
The Standing Order
A cavernous converted bank building. It's part of the JD Wetherspoon chain and always has a wide range of inexpensive drinks and pub food.
Daily 8AM-1PM
DrinkPubNew Town
Barony Bar
Trad pub, dog-friendly, sometimes has live music. It calls itself a gastropub but customers don't much rate the food.
Sun-Thu noon-11PM, Fri-Sat noon-1AMOutdoor seating · Wheelchair accessible
DrinkBarNew Town
Voodoo Rooms
Over-the-top decor in this quirky pub, sometimes has live entertainment, mixed reviews for the food.
Wed Thu 5PM-1AM, Fri Sun 3PM-1AM, Sat 1PM-1AM
DrinkCocktail barOld Town
56 North
Cocktail bar incorporating South Loch gin distillery.
Daily 11AM-1AMLimited wheelchair access · Outdoor seating
DrinkBeer barLeith
Old Eastway Tap
Excellent dog-friendly pub with knowledgeable staff.
Sun Mon noon-11PM, Tue-Sat noon-midnightOutdoor seating
DrinkCocktail barNew Town
Tonic
A great cocktail bar with friendly helpful staff.
Mon-Thu 5PM-1AM, Fri-Sun noon-1AMOutdoor seating
DrinkBarOld Town
Wash Bar
Modern pub, mostly a local crowd, TV sport, no food.
Wed 4PM-1AM, Thu-Sun 2PM-1AMOutdoor seating
DrinkCocktail barOld Town
Dragonfly
Well-hidden but popular cocktail lounge.
Wed-Fri, Sun 4PM-1AM, Sat 2PM-1AM
DrinkPubLeith
The Bonnington
Friendly neighborhood pub with bar food.
Mon-Thu noon-11PM, Fri noon-midnight, Sun noon-8PM
DrinkPubOld Town
Albanach
Cosy Belhaven pub with food and whisky.
Sun-Fri noon-midnight, Sat noon-1:30AM
DrinkBarNew Town
Eastside
Busy cocktail bar and night entertainment spot.
Sun-Fri 9PM-3AM, Sat 5PM-3AM
DrinkPubLeith
Nobles
Elegantly decorated cafe bar with good food.
Wed-Fri 11:30AM-midnight, Sat Sun 10AM-11PMWheelchair accessible
DrinkBar
NQ64
Quirky bar & arcade awash in colourful neon lights, offering cocktails, craft beers & retro games.
Closed · opens 4 pmLimited wheelchair access
DrinkPub
The Auld Hoose
23-25 St Leonard's Street
Closed · opens 4 pmLimited wheelchair access · Vegan options
DrinkPub
abode
229 Leith Walk
Open now · closes midnight tomorrowLimited wheelchair access · Outdoor seating
DrinkPub
The Potions Cauldron
116A Rose Street
Open now · closes 6 pmWheelchair accessible
DrinkPub
The Amber Rose
22-26 Castle Street
Open now · closes midnight tomorrowOutdoor seating
DrinkPub
Brass Monkey Grange
1 Grange Road
Open now · closes midnight tomorrowLimited wheelchair access
DrinkPub
Argyle Bar
15-17 Argyle Place
Closed · opens 4 pm
DrinkPub
Brauhaus
105 Lauriston Place
Closed · opens 5 pm
DrinkPub
Otherworld
17 Albert Place
Limited wheelchair access · Outdoor seating

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